Walnut Grove to vote on three library trustee appointments as council vets ordinance aligning city with regional system

Walnut Grove City Council heard an update on the city’s library advisory board and a draft ordinance to align city code with the regional library system at Thursday’s meeting. Staff said three city residents — Dominic Negrono, Donald Tucker and Margaret Black — have been nominated and will be placed on the agenda for formal appointment at the council’s next meeting.

The change stems from Walnut Grove’s membership in the regional library system. Staff said the draft ordinance recognizes the library’s status within that system and gives the library board greater autonomy over bylaws while retaining the city’s appointment authority and its…